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🛡️ CVE-2023-50495 — ncurse

🟡 CVSS 6.5 — Medium ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
6.5
CVSS Score
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Description

NCurse v6.4-20230418 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component _nc_wrap_entry().

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

CVE-2023-50495 is recorded against 1 package.

  • ncurse

Timeline and source

Published on 12 December 2023 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.gnu.org
lists.gnu.org
security.netapp.com
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.gnu.org
lists.gnu.org
security.netapp.com

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 6.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2023-12-12
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
ncurse — —

References

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